PEORIA, Ill. -- Caterpillar has announced it has embarked on a 50-50 joint venture with Ariel Corporaation that will provide well service pressure pumping products for customers in the oil and gas industry.

PEORIA, Ill. -- Boyd Company LLC, owner of Whayne Supply Company (Whayne Supply), and Cecil I. Walker Machinery Co. (Walker Machinery) announced Thursday that Whayne Supply and Walker Machinery have acquired from Caterpillar Global Mining LLC the Bucyrus equipment distribution and support business for their territories.